Thursday, January 30, 2025

The Dragon's Heart II

 


The words are lies 

     Carefully crafted 

  Like our photos and slides 

Spun as a web in 

 Public portrayal and smiles 


All the while 

  Cloaked our fears and faces

Tucked in, 

  Our gut, 


As formidable is the heart of woman, 

  And everyone knows it. 


It is the loudest secret in the room, 

  So forced we are to cage it. 


A fierce dragon, 

  Gagged, and bound 


Left in the heart of Her, 

  An unpredictable strength, 

Dormant only. 


If she does not have strength, 

  It is because her heart is weak...


Weak in this world, as is she unwanted. 


Formidable and fiercely foreign. 


Unworthy of the heart of any man, 


For we are mortal enemies. 


Yet bound she lay. 


Chained down, Wings nailed and weighted down in metal shards 


Soul a long lost ember now, 

Wondering


What use is the fight, 

        If she does not have the heart? 




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